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Michael Blake: “We can avoid what happened to other parts of the city where…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Ebro in the Morning Interview with Assemblyman Michael Blake on Bronx Politics and Community Issues

Published | Video Starts at 16:19

I often say to the teams, you know, I don't just want you to be focusing on profit, I want to make sure the community gets compensated. You know, that's how you change the game. And that's how, if we do this right, We can avoid what happened to other parts of the city where money came in, people were kicked out. and all of a sudden folks are trying to figure out what to do after that. I would like to throw in here too, though. It's very important as our. (16:19–16:24)

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Asserts that other parts of the city experienced displacement when money came in.

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